Starkey Hearing Technologies launched the second generation of its smartphone-connected hearing solution. Powered by the company’s TruLink 2.4 GHz wireless hearing technology, Halo 2 enables connectivity with iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, as well as select Android devices, providing ultra high-definition audio experiences and allowing patients to stay connected to the “people and things they love most.”

The device itself is accompanied by the updated version of the TruLink Hearing Control app, TruLink 3.0, that will wirelessly stream phone calls, music, media and more. From the app, users can control hearing aid volume and memories, create personalized and geotagged hearing aid memories, adjust sound settings and locate lost or misplaced Halo devices. Also, two new features added to TruLink Hearing Control 3.0 include Tinnitus Treatment with integrated controls that allow users to control the volume and modulation rate of the Multiflex Tinnitus Technology; and Real-Time Notifications that let users hear email, calendar, message and social media notifications directly through their Halo 2 hearing aids.

Halo 2’s complicated pricing scheme is available from this page on Starkey’s website.

In addition to the new smart hearing aid, the company also announced a wireless Invisible-In-the-Canal hearing aid, SoundLens Synergy, a new family of 900sync hearing aids, as well as a line-up of SurfLink accessories. Those other products, however, are not smart devices per se.